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New Mission Impossible film to feature Tom Cruise escaping from Church of Scientology (newsthump.com)

submitted 2 months ago by ZeroCool@lemmy.ca to c/theonion@midwest.social

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[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 8 points 2 months ago (1 children)

If a religion is a cult where the leadership has forgotten that it's all supposed to be a scam, that's something that just might turn Scientology into an actual religion.

[–] AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space 9 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Give it a century, and if it survives, it’ll be like Mormonism (which was obviously a scam when Smith started it, but is now solidly respectable). A millennium or two, and it’s as unimpeachable as Christianity.

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 6 points 2 months ago

I'd debate Mormonism being respectable but I'd also debate it for all Christians so it is what it is